Mikele has been Tagged

I think this is my last tag to catch up on! Yipee!! I am suppose to share 5 things about Mikele.


1. Mikele has the greatest personality! She is a mix between tom boy and princess. She loves chasing bad guys with Brock. She has her gun in one hand and is holding up her princess dress with the other hand. She is tough as nails but sweet as candy. Her eyes sparkle with mischief and her smile makes her whole face light up.


2. She LOVES snakes. She didn't get this from me! She has multiple pet snakes (all fake of course) Her favorite is "Norris" a yellow rubber snake she got from the San Diego Zoo. We were in Denver one time and they had a petting zoo. I was thinking furry animals. Oh no it was all reptiles. Mikele spent over an hour there holding, petting and talking to the snakes. Yuck!


3. Mikele is an amazing big sister. She loves Kassie and almost smothers her with affection. Mikele always has good intentions but sometimes gets a little carried away trying to pick her up and help her. Kassie doesn't always appreciate it.


4. Mikele is the most determined child I know. She does not like being left behind and when she makes her mind up that she can do something I recommend getting out of her way. This summer she learned to ride her bike without training wheels. On one of our rides she crashed into a golf cart and was bleeding. I talked her into riding to the next bridge and then we could turn around and go home. She got on her bike with all the attitude and determination her body could hold and headed down the trail. When we got to the bridge she turned around and headed home.


5. Mikele loves people. She has lots of friends wherever she goes. She loves her family and her extended family. She has a special place in her heart for all of her uncles. Especially James, Bree's husband. James is her "buddy" and she loves to go see him. I don't know that she has a favorite. Just the other day she chatted with Heather on the phone for over a half hour. She constantly is asking when we are going to go see Grammy or Papa and Grandma or Tracie and Carson or Calvin and AnnMarie. I think she just has a big enough heart for everyone! She is a little social butterfly. Her preschool teacher says that she gets along with everyone. She always wants to be were the people are. She gets bored at home when it is just her and I and Kassie is sleeping.

Well that is my adorable daughter in a nutshell. I will have to tag:

Morgan (Ashly)
Tracie (Jenny)
Makenna (Caitlin)
Avri (Bree)
Jaren (Cindy)

Another Tag

RULES:
1. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
2. Tag 6 fellow bloggers

Well here it is! I hope we can still all be friends after this.
1. I was stabbed with a pencil in 2nd grade by Tina Knox because we would tease her and call her Tina Turner. I still have the lead in my arm.

2. On light switches with multiple switches they all have to going the same direction when turned off. (i.e. all down) Every night I check that the switches in my house are appropriately turned down.

3. I HATE black and blue together. Especially when it is blue jeans with a black shirt. In fact I hate when people wear blue jeans with blue shirts.

4. I don't like the last of the milk in the bottom of a milk carton. I will open a new gallon and leave the remainder for someone else in my family to drink.

5. I sleep with my closet doors closed. Yes I have been known to make Jason get up and shut them. It just creeps me out.

6. I hate all soup! I will eat chili and Campbell's chicken noodle but that is it.

Hum, now who should a torture with this tag? How about Lacie, Kassandra, Cindy, Kim M., Kim G. and Caitlin.

Tagged!

The tag: go to your fourth picture file, and post the fourth picture in that file... then tell the story.


This is a picture of Kassie and Kambrea. They are about 6 months apart and pretty much weigh the same. Kassie is still a little taller. We are at my parents house for conference weekend and well Kassie is chewing on a Nerf arrow. But that does not diminish how CUTE both girls are!

I am going to tag Emily (when you get a second with your new 2 bundles of joy), Lacie and Daryn.

The Music Man

Last weekend our stake performed the musical, "The Music Man." We took Brock and Mikele and they LOVED IT! We were sitting by an older couple. The man said he had played a part in the the play a number of years ago. Brock kept asking him questions throughout the play and the gentleman was so kind and answered all of his questions. Mikele also enjoyed the play. It did get a little long for her and because of the late hour she did get tired but she loved "the girl better then Conner's Dad" (that would be in reference to the two lead characters; Marian and Harold played by Shelly Bowman and Steve Hansen or Conner's dad).

After the play Mikele had her picture taken with Marian.



Brock is talking with the Mayor and his Wife. Harold is the guy in the blue band uniform.

Grammy & Denny's Halloween Package!

The kids got a pleasant surprise in the mail yesterday! Uncle Denny and Grammy Norris sent a Halloween package! It was full of books, puzzles, toys and TREATS! The kids spent the rest of the afternoon coloring by numbers, playing with their parachute guys and snacking on treats.

Uncle Denny sent Brock "Treasure Island" and Brock started reading it that night. He said it was a lot better then the boring old book he had been reading.

THANK YOU GRAMMY & UNCLE DENNY!!!!

For Sale!

We have decided that it is time to upgrade! We put our house on the market this week. You can view the house at UtahRealEstate.com. So if you know anyone or are looking for a cute house to buy please pass on the information.

I am probably driving my kids crazy trying to keep the house in perfect condition and ready to be shown at a moments notice. The sooner it sales the better off my kids will be and the more likely I will avoid going to the nut house!

Sisters

Yesterday I posted a video of Brock and Kassie. I hope you got as big of laugh as I did watching it! Today I thought I would post a video of Kassie and Mikele. With Brock at school all day, Mikele and Kassie are having to learn to play together. In this video Mikele is teaching Kassie her colors.

My Big Brother

Kassie has a special place in her heart for her big brother Brock! I caught this video of the two of them and I think it says it all!

Swimming Swimming Swimming

Over the last couple of months Brock and Mikele have been taking private swimming lessons. I was determined after 4 YEARS of swimming lessons that Brock would finally learn to swim. Mark, Brock's primary teacher, runs the swimming department at the Sports Academy, a local fitness club. I asked him if he would give Brock private lessons and he agreed. I don't think Mark knew what he was getting himself into. After multiple lessons that consisted of very little swimming and a lot of power struggles, Brock finally overcame his fears enough to really learn to swim. When he finished, Brock was able to jump in, swim on his front and flip over to his back. He also started to swim on his side which was very impressive!



Mikele's teacher is a very patient man that Mikele calls Joe Joe. (his name is really Joseph) Mikele and my Mom made Joe a pink and purple card and cookies that Joe raved about and declared that pink and purple were his favorite colors. It made Mikele's day!

Brock Swimming

Only Yesterday!

Only Yesterday we were enjoying a beautiful warm fall! The kids were happily playing in the sandbox still wearing shorts and flip flops.




Today it is snowing! I had to turn the furnace on and pull out the sweaters and long sleeve shirts. I have to admit that I am not ready for summer to be over. Oh well, ready or not here it comes!